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Neil Oza
Neil R. Oza (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Michigan House of Representatives to represent District 55. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.
Biography
Neil R. Oza earned a bachelor's degree from Michigan State University in 2018.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 55
Incumbent Mark Tisdel defeated Trevis Harrold in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 55 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Tisdel (R) | 53.7 | 29,026 |
 | Trevis Harrold (D)  | 46.3 | 24,993 | |
| Total votes: 54,019 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 55
Trevis Harrold defeated Alex Hawkins in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 55 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Trevis Harrold | 52.8 | 4,861 |
 | Alex Hawkins | 47.2 | 4,349 | |
| Total votes: 9,210 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Neil R. Oza (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 55
Incumbent Mark Tisdel advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 55 on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Tisdel | 100.0 | 7,633 |
| Total votes: 7,633 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Oza in this election.
2022
See also: Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 55
Incumbent Mark Tisdel defeated Patricia Bernard in the general election for Michigan House of Representatives District 55 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Tisdel (R) | 51.8 | 23,210 |
 | Patricia Bernard (D) | 48.2 | 21,601 | |
| Total votes: 44,811 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 55
Patricia Bernard defeated Neil R. Oza in the Democratic primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 55 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patricia Bernard | 52.1 | 5,017 |
 | Neil R. Oza | 47.9 | 4,619 | |
| Total votes: 9,636 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 55
Incumbent Mark Tisdel advanced from the Republican primary for Michigan House of Representatives District 55 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mark Tisdel | 100.0 | 9,429 |
| Total votes: 9,429 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
To view Oza's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Neil R. Oza did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Neil R. Oza completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Oza's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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For him, the best part of working for Senator Peters was hearing the challenges that folks were facing and working to find solutions. He continued this work as a community organizer and nonprofit leader to do everything he could to address the problems that keep our families up at night.
Neil knows times are tough: the pandemic has taken a toll on our mental health, small businesses, and our children's education; polluters continue to contaminate our air and water without consequence; families are scared of the gun violence in our country; the price of everything has gone up; the US Supreme Court has taken away the right to abortion; and the essence of democracy, free and fair elections, are under attack.
- Neil Oza has a Bachelors Degree in Supply Chain Management, giving him the insight needed to fix our broken supply chain and lower costs for working families.
- Neil Oza is a community leader who has worked to protect abortion access and champion reproductive freedom, keep our kids safe from gun violence, and ensure clean drinking water for all Michiganders.
- Neil Oza is a public servant who got his start working for U.S. Senator Gary Peters, who has become a friend and mentor that has supported Neil in his career.
1.Lowering the cost of prescription drugs by cracking down on price gouging and holding big pharmaceutical companies accountable.
2. Championing reproductive freedom by expanding healthcare access and overturning Michigan's abortion ban.
3. Protect our kids from gun violence by passing safe storage laws, universal background checks, waiting periods, Red Flag laws, and banning the sale of assault weapons and limiting high-capacity magazines, among other things. Neil is proud to be the only candidate to receive the Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction in this race.
4. Fully fund our public schools and fight back against the radical Betsy DeVos agenda to provide more resources in the classroom.
5. Invest in mental health services, including more mental health professionals in schools.
For the 116th Congress, Senator Peters was rated the most effective Senator in the country. This is because-- unlike many politicians--he is a workhorse, not a show horse and builds coalitions to deliver for his constituents.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 14, 2022
